At a time when fashion is in a state of flux, we’re looking to the industry’s next generation of influencers as a guiding light. This New York Fashion Week, Refinery29’s Future of American Fashion series is highlighting the designers, brands, and retailers we’re betting on big. The future starts here. As department stores continue to … Read More →
Sharmila Chand Sustainable fashion has arrived. ‘Eco- friendly’, ‘organic’ or ‘green’ are no more mere hip tags. Fashion houses are actually getting into the serious mode. Mango’s new, organic cotton collection called ‘Mango Committed’ is in stores this season; Zara’s ‘Join Life Collection’ features recycled material ‘Refibra’; H&M’s ‘Conscious Collection’, ‘Reformation’ collections turn around the … Read More →
SINGAPORE: He’s a fashion consultant, show producer and director and reality TV show judge. Daniel Boey is also known as the “godfather of Singapore fashion” – despite the fact that he is not a fashion designer. With his almost three decades in the fashion industry however, he has fought for recognition for Singaporean designers and models, … Read More →
Fashion hasn’t always encouraged self-expression. Before the youthquakers in their ready-to-wear togs became the norm, trends trickled down to the masses through the couture. In this schema designers were dictators. Today, individualism in dress is not only encouraged, it’s communicated via many channels. A mix of high and low is accepted rather than the exception, … Read More →
Global members’ club for entrepreneurs Mettā has announced it will run a second cycle of its Fashion Product Lab, aimed at connecting designers with fashion-focused technology companies to launch and and scale their brands. The inaugural Fashion Product Lab was hosted by Mettā in Nairobi, Kenya, last year, with 10 designers – eight Kenyan and two … Read More →
The recently concluded Lakme Fashion Week brought to the fore a new spectacle in the fashion world. Rather than keeping it strictly commercial, a few designers defied conventions by presenting admirable avant-gardism in their shows. Runways are usually flooded with tall and slim models clad in the best of couture with their high heels strutting … Read More →
L to R: Karan Gujral, Ricky Gujral, Aanchal Saini, Amit Sharma Remember the scene in the Sex and the City movie where a bemused Carrie Bradshaw (aka Sarah Jessica Parker) asks her assistant-to-be (Jennifer Hudson) how she can afford a high-end designer handbag. The label-crazy assistant credits a designer bag rental service for her arm candy for … Read More →